Lord Rooker: The information for the UK is not held centrally. However, the expenditure on agri-environment schemes operated under the England Rural Development Programme was:
	
		
			  2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 
			  £m £m £m £m £m 
			 European 36.5 48.1 57.0 73.1 83.3 
			 Exchequer 59.2 72.4 87.7 108.1 118.7 
			 Total 95.7 120.5 144.7 181.2 202.0 
			 Note: The figures represent actual cash expenditure in each financial year.

Lord Dykes: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Whether the United Kingdom will adopt the euro as its currency, in light of the decision bythe Government of the Republic of Cyprus to join the Eurozone on 1 January 2008; and, if so, when.

Lord Avebury: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	What statistics are available from the Planning Inspectorate of planning appeals in respect of Gypsy and Traveller sites, indicating the number and proportion of appeals which were successful in equivalent periods before and after the cominginto force of Circular 1/2006; and, in each case,(a) how many pitches were granted and refused respectively; (b) whether in the cases where permission was granted it was temporary or permanent; and (c) where the permission granted was temporary, for what period it was granted.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 11 March 2004(WA 192), for each of the financial years 2003—04, 2004—05 and 2005—06, how much the United Kingdom collected (gross, before deduction of the 25 per cent handling charge) in import or customs duties on goods, excluding agricultural, fishing, hunting, forestry and aquaculture produce, which were imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 11 March 2004(WA 192), for each of the financial years 2003—04, 2004—05 and 2005—06, how much the United Kingdom collected (gross, before deduction of the 25 per cent handling charge) in import or customs duties on goods on agricultural, fishing, hunting, forestry and aquaculture produce, which were imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union.

Lord Pearson of Rannoch: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the Written Answer by Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 11 March 2004(WA 193), for each of the financial years 2003—04, 2004—05 and 2005—06, what was the value of agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union; and
	For each of the financial years 2003—04, 2004—05 and 2005—06, what was the value of goods, excluding agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce, imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: UK imports of agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce from non-EU countries for the financial years 2003-04, 2004-05 and 2005-06, together with total non-EU imports excluding agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce from non-EU countries, are shown in the table.
	
		
			 Values of UK imports of agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce imported from non-EU countries and total non-EU imports excluding agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce from non-EU countries 
			 £000s 
			 Period1 Agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce Total imports excluding agriculture, fishing, hunting and aquaculture produce 
			 2003-04 2,804,489 108,341,028 
			 2004-05 2,840,516 112,914,269 
			 2005-06 3,201,063 128,707,236 
			 1 Financial Years   
			 Source: HM Revenue & Customs, Overseas Trade Statistics

Lord Bradshaw: asked Her Majesty's Government:
	Further to the Written Answer by Lord Davies of Oldham on 7 November (WA 144), why, bearing in mind that passenger numbers are increasing at7 per cent per annum, their forecasted increase for the use of trains in the north-west region in the period between 2002—03 and 2031—32 is 2.1 per cent per annum.

Lord McKenzie of Luton: The details of theSt Andrews agreement funding package announced on 1 November are set out in the attached Treasury press notice at www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/newsroom_and_speeches/press/2006/press_82_06.cfm.
	The funding package announced on 1 November includes previously announced spending of£8.5 billion in 2007-08 and the greater part of the£16 billion investment strategy from 2005 to 2015.